"Wonderland" is a song by Colin Moulding. It appeared on and was released as a single for the 1983 album Mummer. It's one of three final tracks on which founding member Terry Chambers would perform.
A promo video was made for the XTC episode of Play at Home.
The home demo appeared on the 2002 Coat of Many Cupboards box set.
Single tracklisting[]
7" single[]
- A-side: "Wonderland (edit)"
- B-side: "Jump" (Andy Partridge)
7" USA promo single[]
- A-side: "Wonderland (edit)"
- B-side: "Wonderland (edit)"
Australia 7" single[]
- A-side: "Wonderland (long edit)"
- B-side: "Funk Pop a Roll" (Partridge)
Quotes[]
Andy: “We were trying to get a tropical sound.” Colin: “Do you remember that cheap echo chamber. . .?” Andy: “We dragged out the mono Korg synth again.”
Andy (on the home demo): “Across Swindon, in a carbon copy universe, Colin was also putting his new four track to work. This, I believe, was its first outing. We'd bought a new keyboard for ourselves, a Prophet V, and it was polyphonic, meaning you could play more than one note at a time, in this case five at once (wow!). Myself or Dave shared the new Prophet and Colin snaffed the old faithful Korg, I think he's still got it. This demo's cascading bloops were made on Old Faithful. Incidentally, I think this is one of Colin's more beautiful melodies, and so complete, that my only suggestion to help it on its way, was the addition of tropical bird sounds for the finished article.”
Lyrics[]
Can't you see
Love and affection
When it's put
In your direction
Wrapped in your mysterious wonderland
No fast car
Can make you grow up
Gentlemen
You think you've sewn up
Locked in your wonderful wonderland
No dark horse like me can cramp all of your style
Too plain and simple I am for your file
One day you will break out of your spell
And some day you will want me for your own
And I'll say welcome to reality
All this talk
Of late night parties
Flirting with the lower gentry
Lost in your magical wonderland
Out of depth
Out of class
Phase of your life
Will come to pass
Caught in this tragical wonderland
All of the riches that shine will turn sour
Each moment you slip you will bring near the hour
And one day you will break out of your spell
And some day you will want me for your own
And I'll say welcome to reality
Wrapped in your mysterious wonderland
Caught in your superficial non-existent fairy story
Wonderland
Videos[]
Promo[]
Promo video for "Wonderland." Uploaded by YouTube user "PinkMoonchild08."